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Medicaid, food aid recipients worry about safety net cuts in bill sent ...
UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – The law cuts $186 billion from SNAP over 10 years, expands work requirements, and could drop about 3 million people from the program, shifting costs to states, analysts say.
- In 2025, President Donald Trump enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes $186 billion in reductions to SNAP funding over ten years and implements stricter eligibility and work requirements for program participants.
- The bill emerged amid rising food insecurity, with concerns that cuts could put millions, including 800,000 children, at risk of losing food aid and strain state resources.
- Montana food banks, including Helena Food Share, report increased demand and fear they cannot cover gaps if many lose SNAP, while local agencies stress the need for community partnership.
- Leaders warn the bill will cause staggering damage by reversing decades of progress on hunger, forcing states like Texas and Colorado to absorb costly obligations amid already high food insecurity.
- Advocates call for grassroots efforts to manage expectations and hold decision-makers accountable as communities prepare to support neighbors under growing economic and social strain.
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Montana food banks concerned about federal SNAP cuts
As organizations across Montana are continuing to look at what impacts the state could see from the federal One Big Bill, leaders with the Montana Food Bank Network say they have concerns about changes to SNAP food assistance benefits.MFBN released a statement this week warning that, if a large number of Montanans lose coverage under SNAP, their partner organizations likely wont be able to cover the gap.For every meal a food bank or food pantry …
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